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News and Information

To vote in the State Affiliate (Silver State Chess Association) election, please visit this link. Voters must be current and paid members of the USCF and reside in NV. Voting ends August 1 at 11:59pm. Ballot Link

It’s come to our attention that some email we send to the mail list is either sent to Spam folders or blocked completely. On this website, you can find PDFs of recent email. Click this link to see them.

Membership Program – Join or Renew Now!
We are now offering a Membership Program to our members. Membership entitles paid members to receive $10.00 off any single tournament each month. If you play one tournament each month, you’ll receive a total of $120 discount. In addition, we started Casual Chess every Friday night on a weekly basis (excluding some weeks for scheduling conflicts). We also plan to hold a Casual Chess session on at least one weekend day each month. The cost will be $7 each time but the fee is included in Membership benefits for all Paid Members. The annual membership fee is $100.00. For two or more players in a household (e.g. siblings or parent/children), the annual membership fee is $150 for up to 4 household players. While paying the annual membership fee is optional, please consider that by becoming a paid member, you will be helping to ensure SNVCC continues to grow and expand. Join or Renew Now!


Weekly Casual Chess at Southern Nevada Chess Club. Free for members! $7.00 all others. First time free. Fridays 6:00pm-8:45pm. Note: Some scheduling conflicts will pre-empt occasional Friday activity.

We now have two Crokinole Boards! Players attending weekly Casual Chess And Socializing may play Crokinole.

SNVCC hosted our first Annual 702 Winter Classic. The results can be seen here:

See Las Vegas Review Journal article featuring Bridgeopolis Chess

Upcoming Tournaments and activities at Southern Nevada Chess Club




Crokinole and Cornhole at SNVCC

We now have TWO Crokinole boards and a Cornhole set for our players’ enjoyment during Casual Chess and Socializing.

Tournaments coming soon. Click the More Info button above for details

September Series

September Rounds: Thursdays: September 4, 11, 18,25.

With enough players for September in two ratings groups, we can have multiple sections. Otherwise, all players compete in one section.

The series is limited to players with ratings above 900. We play one round each night for a total of four rounds. Fee: $50 in advance. Add $2 for Venmo/Paypal$2 with cash or personal check.

Sun. Sept. 14 @ 1:00pm

Join us for our Rated tournament for players of skill levels from unrated to u1350. With enough players, we have multiple sections otherwise we combine into one section. This tournament often attracts kids and adults; some playing in their first rated tournament.

Sunday Sept. 21 @ 12:30pm at SNVCC

August’s event was very fun with 14 players so we’re doing it again, maybe monthly! This is an unrated tournament with three rounds in order to introduce tournament Chess to customers of Café do Paraíso and to offer SNVCC players some practice for rated tournaments. We will have players of all skill levels from none to expert-level. Owner Owen Carver markets his locally-roasted coffee at the Farmers Markets and places a Chess board at his booth. With this, the general public gets to taste coffee and chess. Samples of his very popular coffee will be available at the tournament and awarded as prizes to the winners. SNVCC will award free entries to future tournaments. Raffles too! All details can be found on the Registration Form by clicking the green button above.


Sun. Sept. 28 @ 12:30pm

from Aug.

Our next Chess960 Tournament. Unrated. Join us for a tournament of four games of Free Style Chess. Random starting positions will be announced 5-10 minutes before each round.

Prizes for first and second place winners. See registration link for details.


Casual Chess

NOTE: the next Casual Chess will be determined at a later date.

Join us for our weekly Casual Chess night. We may also have other board games like Crokinole.
Fee: FREE for Paid members. All others: $7.00

Registration not required but please email us to let us know if you plan to come.

If there are no players present before 7:00pm, we will close early that night.



We’ve compiled a short guide for new Southern Nevada Chess Club Players

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The Southern Nevada Chess Club is a private club. Anyone may join but management reserves the right, at our sole discretion, to remove an individual deemed as rude, arrogant, or failing to exhibit good sportsmanship. It is the responsibility of all players to know and understand the official Rules of Chess.